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GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE - HUMAN FACTORS - 1 - THE ENHANCED GREENHOUSE EFFECT.

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE - HUMAN FACTORS - 1 - THE ENHANCED GREENHOUSE EFFECT. HUMAN 1 - BURNING FOSSIL FUELS. The fossil fuels are:- COAL OIL NATURAL GAS They are called fossil fuels because they are formed from the remains of ancient plants (coal) and marine animals (oil).

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GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE - HUMAN FACTORS - 1 - THE ENHANCED GREENHOUSE EFFECT.

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  1. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE - HUMAN FACTORS -1 - THE ENHANCED GREENHOUSE EFFECT.

  2. HUMAN 1 - BURNING FOSSIL FUELS • The fossil fuels are:- • COAL • OIL • NATURAL GAS • They are called fossil fuels because they are formed from the remains of ancient plants (coal) and marine animals (oil).

  3. BURNING FOSSIL FUELS There has been an enormous increase in these greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution began about 200 years ago. When we burn these fuels, we release millions of tonnes of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere.

  4. BURNING FOSSIL FUELS Power stations are one of the main producers of greenhouse gases such as Carbon Dioxide.

  5. Environmental campaigners all over the world are demanding cuts in CO2 emissions. Here Greenpeace uses a light display to get its message across.

  6. HUMAN 1 - VEHICLE EXHAUSTS Vehicle exhausts are the main source of Nitrous Oxides.

  7. BURNING FOSSIL FUELS Photo chemical smog in Beijing, China.

  8. HUMAN 2 - INCREASED METHANE The huge increase in world population and in the area of land given over to crops in general and to rice production in particular, has led to a rapid rise in global methane production. Farmland for rice has doubled in 45 years.

  9. I am a ruminant - when I digest grass, I produce methane - lots of it!

  10. Measuring methane output…?

  11. HUMAN 2 - INCREASED METHANE • A cow can release about a quarter of a kg. of methane a day. • The number of cattle has doubled in the past 40 years. Sheep, goats and camels are also ruminants. • There are now 1.3 billion cattle, each burping / farting methane several times a minute! • The New Zealand government is proposing to bring in a “flatulence” tax on cattle farms.

  12. HUMAN 3 - DEFORESTATION Forests absorb CO2 and release oxygen: ...if they are cut down, atmospheric levels of CO2 must rise as a consequence.

  13. HUMAN 3 - DEFORESTATION • Clearing forest by burning releases huge amounts of stored CO2 back into the atmosphere. • The smoke from the fires also adds to global air pollution.

  14. Physical Factors Solar variation Volcanic activity Ocean currents Milankovitch cycles Human Factors Burning fossil fuels Increased output of methane Deforestation GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE - REVIEW OF MAIN POINTS

  15. KEY TERMS TO REMEMBER • Solar variation / Sunspots • Volcanic eruptions /Sulphur dioxide /Aerosols • Milankovitch cycles • El Niño • Enhanced Greenhouse effect • Carbon Dioxide / Methane / Nitrous Oxides • The Industrial Revolution / burning fossil fuels • Paddy fields / cattle / methane production • Deforestation

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